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DHT Plans Three More VLCC Newbuilds

DHT Holdings, Inc. has entered into a letter of intent with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) in South Korea for the construction of three additional very large crude carrier vessels (VLCCs) at a contract price of $97.3 million each, including $2.3 million in additions and upgrades to the standard specification, for delivery in September, October and November 2016. This comes after DHT announced on January 8 that it declared an option to construct another VLCC at HHI for $92.7 million…